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texas can be won. the gop knows this. they know that the country is growing demographically about their tide. and so they are doing anything and everything possible to keep certain people away from the polls. >> well, we've got to make sure all people can go to the polls with no impediments. >> absolutely. >> floyd mckissick, goldie taylor, thanks for your time. >> thank you, rev. >> one program note. this wednesday night at 8:00 p.m., msnbc will air dr. martin luther king king's i have a dream speech in its entirety. that's a special broadcast of the whole speech, wednesday, 8:00, on "all in with chris hayes." it will be a special show. please tune in. >>> ahead, right-wing senator ted cruz actually president obama's secret weapon? why cruz's mission to destroy obama care is actually dragging republicans down. plus, a stunning new report says a white supremacist prison gang is threatening republican officials that report coming up. >>> and donald trump sued for fraud. new york's attorney general drops a $40 million lawsu
texas can be won. the gop knows this. they know that the country is growing demographically about their tide. and so they are doing anything and everything possible to keep certain people away from the polls. >> well, we've got to make sure all people can go to the polls with no impediments. >> absolutely. >> floyd mckissick, goldie taylor, thanks for your time. >> thank you, rev. >> one program note. this wednesday night at 8:00 p.m., msnbc will air dr. martin...
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>> we have some vial politics down here in texas from time to time. but this, this kind of language has transcended even the things that you see down here. and as you know, chris, the races down here can get about as nasty as they get anywhere. and senator cruz has sort of taken this thing way out to the edge. and he's made the middle very uncomfortable. i'm talking about texas conservatives. i'm not talking about conservatives outside of this state. he's making people very uncomfortable in his home state. >> the chris, he knows what he's doing. he knows exactly what he's doing. you should have seen the right wing on twitter after he said those things about haggle. they fell in love with him then. he knows what he's doing. >> so do we. thank you michael and jim moore. thank you for coming on for a look at this guy when there's still time to do something about him. >>> the republican party is over for a growing number of actual republicans. now the co-chair confident polk county iowa ef republican party in des moines has resigned because he says the go
>> we have some vial politics down here in texas from time to time. but this, this kind of language has transcended even the things that you see down here. and as you know, chris, the races down here can get about as nasty as they get anywhere. and senator cruz has sort of taken this thing way out to the edge. and he's made the middle very uncomfortable. i'm talking about texas conservatives. i'm not talking about conservatives outside of this state. he's making people very uncomfortable...
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canadian-born senator from texas, ted cruz. >> the continuing resolution that funds congress expires september 30 p this i've publicly stated that i will not vote for any continuing resolution that funds even a single penny of obama care. >> for someone who was born north of the border, cruz should know the benefits of universal health care. he doesn't get it. he doesn't get any of this. on sunday, he goes on and says, repealing obama care would help? would help his hispanics and african-americans? >> it's not working and it's hurting americans. and by the way, the people it's hurting the most are the most vulnerable among us is, the people losing their jobs are young people, are hispanics or african-americans or single moms. i don't think that's fair. i don't think that's right. >> we've had 41, 42 months of private sector job growth. obama care hasn't cost any jobs. it hasn't hurt our economy. it is saving lives. okay. i have been asked to go over to oxford university at the oxford debating society on october 22nd. imagine that. the regular guy going to talk to all the smart folks.
canadian-born senator from texas, ted cruz. >> the continuing resolution that funds congress expires september 30 p this i've publicly stated that i will not vote for any continuing resolution that funds even a single penny of obama care. >> for someone who was born north of the border, cruz should know the benefits of universal health care. he doesn't get it. he doesn't get any of this. on sunday, he goes on and says, repealing obama care would help? would help his hispanics and...
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i mean, so vacations are fine as long as they're in texas. >> right. and can i also say about martha's vineyard, because have i relatives that live there. anybody who wants to call it elitist is crazy because it's one of the few american vacation spots like summer colonies that has had a tradition of being diverse. black people have been going there for vacation since the 1800s. and i happen to like that our commander in chief is living a life as a leader and trying to lead by example and showing, hey, black people, white people, all kinds of people can vacation together. >> it is an eclectic place, but very much diverse. >> right. >> and to be fair, presidents work on vacations. >> of course they do. >> but i don't remember the right getting upset when this moment happened back in 2002. >> okay. >> i call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. thank you. now watch this drive. >> now that. >> got upset when president obama seriously addressed the issue of russia on jay leno's show. >> right. >> here is a president t
i mean, so vacations are fine as long as they're in texas. >> right. and can i also say about martha's vineyard, because have i relatives that live there. anybody who wants to call it elitist is crazy because it's one of the few american vacation spots like summer colonies that has had a tradition of being diverse. black people have been going there for vacation since the 1800s. and i happen to like that our commander in chief is living a life as a leader and trying to lead by example and...
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in texas politics. so texas as of today has started converting its roads to gravel. the state in some cases will be reducing speed limits on those roads to 30 miles an hour because, you know, they are not paved roads anymore. president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were candid photos showing the president breaking the rule that presidents should never be photographed with anything on their heads. but also he doesn't look all that dorky. bike helmets are much cuter than they used to be. the president's vacation, though, also reportedly marked by some protests. low key local protests where the president was staying that were aimed at catching the president's eye. "dressed in a polar bear costume, jerry, the field director for the center of biological diversity has been all over the island trying to catch the president's eye as his motorcade driv
in texas politics. so texas as of today has started converting its roads to gravel. the state in some cases will be reducing speed limits on those roads to 30 miles an hour because, you know, they are not paved roads anymore. president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were...
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god bless the texas tribune, a smart, nonprofit journalistic venture in texas. they have been covering the tax republican senator ted cruz like nobody else. as ted cruz has been barnstorming texas this week, while the senator has been on break. he has been at home in texas, recaaleecal ralliy support from his base to shut down the health care reform. but as he gets support, beyond just the hating health insurance together, beyond that, there is a bit of more falling in love between ted cruz and the texas people. >> i'm so proud of ted cruz, he is shaking them up in washington. >> has all the things that make up a good candidate. not only his strength of character, but the hollywood look, too. >> the hollywood look? that man has politics goggles on. and texas republicans are so in love with ted cruz, they want him running for president, america, right now. no matter what. who cares that he was born in canada? >> i think the whole thing is very silly. the facts of my birth are straightforward, my mother was a u.s. citizen born in delaware. so under u.s. law i'm an
god bless the texas tribune, a smart, nonprofit journalistic venture in texas. they have been covering the tax republican senator ted cruz like nobody else. as ted cruz has been barnstorming texas this week, while the senator has been on break. he has been at home in texas, recaaleecal ralliy support from his base to shut down the health care reform. but as he gets support, beyond just the hating health insurance together, beyond that, there is a bit of more falling in love between ted cruz and...
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now they find themselves, especially the folks in texas who i suspect will like to endorse ted cruz if he becomes a serious presidential candidate. now they find themselves in this conundrum where they can't or will have real difficulty gymnastically working their way around this why is he eligible? it's a problem. >> i'm going to stick to that and not about the ethnic thing. the other thing is obvious in some cases. but, jonathan, i guess i would think in the african-american community, anyone watching in that community would probably say it's obvious to me they look upon canada as a white country and kenya as a black country and even though it's your mother who was white in both cases, it's somehow different. >> well, i don't know if the african-american community is going to go that far. they are probably with you with how you set up this conversation. which is they're accusing -- well, it's senator cruz has done what the birthers accuse the president of having done, which isn't true. >> right. how do they handle this? he's got the hot hand. he and rand paul have the -- >> they don'
now they find themselves, especially the folks in texas who i suspect will like to endorse ted cruz if he becomes a serious presidential candidate. now they find themselves in this conundrum where they can't or will have real difficulty gymnastically working their way around this why is he eligible? it's a problem. >> i'm going to stick to that and not about the ethnic thing. the other thing is obvious in some cases. but, jonathan, i guess i would think in the african-american community,...
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on behalf of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over texas' law. what that means for voters in texas and you and the political future of folks like you. >> well, chris, hopefully it means that texans will be able to vote in the way they've been used to voting for many decades now. i was in the texas legislature in 2011 and before that for several years and saw the republican majority not only pass the voter i.d. law but also make it harder to register to vote, to register others to vote, to do mail balloting. so it's been a series of hurdles that they've tried to put in the way to make it harder for texans to vote and these laws disproportionately effect low-income voters and minority voters. they know what they're doing. they're trying to shave off if it's two, three, four, five points. we all know people win a lot of elections in those small margins. that's what they're trying to accomplish. >> judy, the lawsuits are being done under section 2 of the voting rights act, if i understand that correctly. if left standing by shelby county decision the
on behalf of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over texas' law. what that means for voters in texas and you and the political future of folks like you. >> well, chris, hopefully it means that texans will be able to vote in the way they've been used to voting for many decades now. i was in the texas legislature in 2011 and before that for several years and saw the republican majority not only pass the voter i.d. law but also make it harder to register to vote, to register others to vote, to do...
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hood, texas. thanks so much. >>> the news nation is also following president obama, who just wrapped up a town hall meeting at binghamton university in new york. now he heads to scranton, pennsylvania, the final stop of his two-day bus tour centered on his new proposals for cutting college costs. the president also remains focused on other issues, including the crisis in syria. here's what he told cnn in his first comments since an alleged chemical attack on wednesday. >> what we've seen indicates this is clearly a big event of grave concern. that starts getting to some core national interests that the united states has, both in terms of us making sure that weapons of mass destruction are not proliferating as well as needing to protect our allies, our bases in the region. this is something that is going to require america's attention and hopefully the entire international community's attention. >> in egypt today supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi took to the streets in defiance of orders
hood, texas. thanks so much. >>> the news nation is also following president obama, who just wrapped up a town hall meeting at binghamton university in new york. now he heads to scranton, pennsylvania, the final stop of his two-day bus tour centered on his new proposals for cutting college costs. the president also remains focused on other issues, including the crisis in syria. here's what he told cnn in his first comments since an alleged chemical attack on wednesday. >> what...
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he had 86 in texas. looks like a lot, but turns out that texas was such a great hitters' park, everyone had an increase like that. if you go with each ball player that's accused of using the stuff that either did use it or accused of using it and what performance was enhanced by it, you can find out for just about everything like that. but no one does. they look at roger clemens and say, well, when he was 42, you know, he won 15 games. 40 years ago won 23 games a the the age of 42. what was he on? >> this class of sort of baseball greats going back, you know, about 10, 15 years now. almost every one of the sort of leaders of which is now under some kind of scandal report in the hall of fame. sometimes it seems there needs to be some sort of blanket suspicion on how to deal with -- morally, i don't mean in terms of the infraction. but what happens when they come to the hall of fame. >> well, my guess is that the next generation is simply not going to care as much. what are you going to do? not go to the g
he had 86 in texas. looks like a lot, but turns out that texas was such a great hitters' park, everyone had an increase like that. if you go with each ball player that's accused of using the stuff that either did use it or accused of using it and what performance was enhanced by it, you can find out for just about everything like that. but no one does. they look at roger clemens and say, well, when he was 42, you know, he won 15 games. 40 years ago won 23 games a the the age of 42. what was he...
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you're a texas native, right? even though now you're in new york and we're going to talk about the new york case. but how has fracking changed your home state of texas? how has that technology changed? because, obviously, the economic benefits are very attractive to communities who need jobs. >> right. and, you know, my experience has been, i lived in texas, i grew up there, and when i go back there to visit my family, the landscape is completely different. when i fly into dallas-ft. worth airport, you just see the land is scarred with these frac pads. and it is just a completely different place than it was when i grew up. the drought is affecting all the farmers and ranchers around there. they're having to sell their herds, they can't feed them. this has impacted my family. and to take this water out of the water cycle, it's using that water and it's actually making it to where it is not usable again, by adding these chemicals. and that's just, that's a terrible thing to do, when the state is experiencing this dr
you're a texas native, right? even though now you're in new york and we're going to talk about the new york case. but how has fracking changed your home state of texas? how has that technology changed? because, obviously, the economic benefits are very attractive to communities who need jobs. >> right. and, you know, my experience has been, i lived in texas, i grew up there, and when i go back there to visit my family, the landscape is completely different. when i fly into dallas-ft....
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i'm never going to see something like that again. >> dallas, texas. december 8th, 2005. an ice storm causes major headaches during the morning commute, as cars and trucks spin out on the slick roads. >> we get true ice storms. you may not have much snow. the snow is really just sheets of ice. and i do think that there's not enough drivers around here that see it frequently enough, they don't understand the concept that you have to slow down all the time. >> tv reporter mark johnson is in a helicopter covering accidents and traffic jams caused by the severe weather. he hovers over a jackknifed tractor trailer on i-20. while he's reporting, he sees something terrifying out of the corner of his eye. >> i'm able to peer over and get sort of that bird's eye view so i'm not just watching what people on television are watching. i look over and i notice that there is an 18-wheeler coming eastbound faster than anybody has gone over it, and i know that this is not good. >> the camera captures a tractor trailer that loses control on the slippery highway. it crashes and bursts into
i'm never going to see something like that again. >> dallas, texas. december 8th, 2005. an ice storm causes major headaches during the morning commute, as cars and trucks spin out on the slick roads. >> we get true ice storms. you may not have much snow. the snow is really just sheets of ice. and i do think that there's not enough drivers around here that see it frequently enough, they don't understand the concept that you have to slow down all the time. >> tv reporter mark...
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george zimmerman back in the headlines after a traffic stop in texas. o.j. simpson wins parole but not his freedom and some nonbelievers get their sweet reven revenge. >>> good morning, cleveland kidnapper aerial castro is expected to speak today at his sentencing hearing. as part of the plea deal he'll be spared the death penalty. prosecutors say the man they call a monster will spend the rest of his days behind bars. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. aerial castro has agreed to that plea deal that includes a minimum sentence, life in prison and 1,000 years. for a crime they will detail for the first time in court today. we already know aerial castro's future. >> this man is going to prison for the rest of his life. >> reporter: today we'll learn about his horrific past. in hours prosecutors will present expert testimony that outlines decade of abuse for a man they call a monster. castro has pleaded guilty to kidnapping amanda berry, gina dejesus. and rape, assault and murder. >> my addiction to pornography and sexual problem has taken a toll
george zimmerman back in the headlines after a traffic stop in texas. o.j. simpson wins parole but not his freedom and some nonbelievers get their sweet reven revenge. >>> good morning, cleveland kidnapper aerial castro is expected to speak today at his sentencing hearing. as part of the plea deal he'll be spared the death penalty. prosecutors say the man they call a monster will spend the rest of his days behind bars. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. aerial castro...
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>> ted cruz came up against a few hecklers last night yelling questions how uninsured people in texas would get health care without the president's law. >> gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. you know, part of the first amendment is about respecting the views of others. sir? >> joining me now for more on this is msnbc policy analyst "the washington post" columnist ezra klein. the republicans are trying to drum up the support they need to defund obama care. meanwhile, politico reporting that rick perry negotiating with white house officials to accept a hundred million dollars available through aca. talking points memo out with virginia and ohio and michigan that could sign on to obama care medicaid expansion. then add colorado and montana to states that are reporting affordable insurance premiums. do republicans have an inkling they are losing this battle? open vornenrollment is around t corner. >> i would say republicans insofar as you could ever refer to these incredibly fraud party as aiv unified organization now are trying to figure out how to get ted cruz to be quiet and
>> ted cruz came up against a few hecklers last night yelling questions how uninsured people in texas would get health care without the president's law. >> gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. you know, part of the first amendment is about respecting the views of others. sir? >> joining me now for more on this is msnbc policy analyst "the washington post" columnist ezra klein. the republicans are trying to drum up the support they need to defund obama care....
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that is being built in the hills of west texas. it's about 2,000 feet elevation, not sure exactly where in west texas it is, but it's out about 2,000 feet. it's supposed to stand 200 feet tall when it's done. this clock is supposed to keep time for 10,000 years. apparently the plan is that every year for the next 10,000 years, this clock keeping time will go off like a cuckoo clock and play a fresh new sound every year for 10,000 years. it is being built. it was dreamed up by some big thinkers. there are famous big thinkers that are on the board of this project like the great brian eno. they've been working on this in some capacity since 1996. in west, texas, so far it has cost tens of millions of dollars. the man who has put up at least $40 million of the money spent so far on this clock is the man whose signature you'll find here at the bottom of www.10000yearclock.net. if you can't read that, it is jeff bezos, the founder of amazon.com, he's the deep pockets behind this 10,000-year 200-foot tall project in a west, texas, mountai
that is being built in the hills of west texas. it's about 2,000 feet elevation, not sure exactly where in west texas it is, but it's out about 2,000 feet. it's supposed to stand 200 feet tall when it's done. this clock is supposed to keep time for 10,000 years. apparently the plan is that every year for the next 10,000 years, this clock keeping time will go off like a cuckoo clock and play a fresh new sound every year for 10,000 years. it is being built. it was dreamed up by some big thinkers....
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john tar row of texas and of course strom thurman. that was it. >> that's right. >> every republican senator was gung ho for voting rights. today what would the vote be? >> it will be almost the opposite of that, and what i try to tell students, chris is we have to be students of history, but also understand this particular moment. it gets real tricky, when you think about the history and how they have sort of switched sides, and a lot of progressives think the democratic party is kind of the republican party of the immediate future, so there is some confusion, but these particular cases, we have to pay attention. what attorney general holder is looking at is the section of the voting rights act that hasn't been gutted that prohibits any kind of voting practices that discriminate or what they refer to as linguistic minority. congress in the '80s added certain addendums, so the courts could use important information, to look at the history of a particular state or district, to look at racial polarization, to look at representations, so
john tar row of texas and of course strom thurman. that was it. >> that's right. >> every republican senator was gung ho for voting rights. today what would the vote be? >> it will be almost the opposite of that, and what i try to tell students, chris is we have to be students of history, but also understand this particular moment. it gets real tricky, when you think about the history and how they have sort of switched sides, and a lot of progressives think the democratic...
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we're at 98 to 99 degrees in texas. 87 to 88 in washington, d.c. >> just extraordinary pictures. thank you so much. >>> president obama is on his way to martha's vineyard. let's listen to his message of inspiration to those severely injured in combat. >> maybe you lost your sight but you can still see the truth that our disabled veterans make extraordinary contributions to our country every single day. maybe you lost an arm but you still have the strength to pick up a friend or neighbor in need. maybe you lost a leg but you still stand tall for the values and freedoms that make america the greatest nation on earth. >> white house correspondent kristen welker is on martha's vineyard. that was one of the most poignant points right there. i got all choked up. what are take aways? >> reporter: he have hoping to drive the narrative before he leave for vacation. today he map out ways in which his administration can do a better job of serving veterans. one way is investing in research. he announced a hundred million dollars to prevent traumatic brain injury and lower the rates of suicid
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and the department of justice today announced they will sue the state of texas in order to stop texas' voter i.d. law. the justice department says it plans its challenge under the part of the voting rights act that was not gutted by the supreme court earlier this summer. in a statement, attorney general eric holder said this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights but will not be our last. the federal government is going to wade into texas to stop what texas is going on voter suppression. if the administration says texas won't be the last place that happens, what will be the next place that happens? north carolina's new moves against voting rights are called the most radical state-wide changes since the voting rights act was passed in 1965. does north carolina need federal intervention in order to protect its citizens' right to vote in joining us now, congressman g.k. butterfield, represents elizabeth city where we are tonight. he's a former voting rights attorney, himself. former north carolina supreme court justice. congressman butterfield, thank you for b
and the department of justice today announced they will sue the state of texas in order to stop texas' voter i.d. law. the justice department says it plans its challenge under the part of the voting rights act that was not gutted by the supreme court earlier this summer. in a statement, attorney general eric holder said this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights but will not be our last. the federal government is going to wade into texas to stop what texas is going...
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if he went to texas, that he was going to hurt somebody. when he said that, the lieutenant was sitting right here next to him, female. i looked at her. i told her get out. just get out. i didn't say it loud. he didn't hear it. she stormed out, locked the door. i'm locked in there with him. and then he pulled out the knife. the officers were trying to rush him, but the door was locked. i had the keys. he didn't know that. so i told the officers just back up. i stood in the corner. i'm just waiting for him to make his move. finally i told him, you know what, it's not worth it. you're not going to get nothing out of this. best thing to do is throw the weapon. they are going rush in and beat me up. nobody is going to hurt you. just do what i tell you. put it right here next to my feet. and i stepped on it. i said i want you to lie on the floor, put your hands on your back, face down, cross your legs. i will open the door, two officers cuffed him, and they took him out. >> unfortunately things didn't go as smoothly for an officer at another new
if he went to texas, that he was going to hurt somebody. when he said that, the lieutenant was sitting right here next to him, female. i looked at her. i told her get out. just get out. i didn't say it loud. he didn't hear it. she stormed out, locked the door. i'm locked in there with him. and then he pulled out the knife. the officers were trying to rush him, but the door was locked. i had the keys. he didn't know that. so i told the officers just back up. i stood in the corner. i'm just...
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voters in the state of texas had to show identification to cast their ballots at the polls. president obama spoke about efforts to halt voter i.d. laws like those in texas. >> our attorney general can go ahead in jurisdictions that seem to be intent on preventing people from voting and that have a racial element to it, even though largely it's probably for partisan reasons, then we need to go ahead and enforce the law. >>> listen to this, at the university of alabama, members of sororities were reportedly offered free drinks and limousines if they voted in a board of education election. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now for a look at the national weather outside we turn to dillon. it's still out there. >> it is hot. it is going to continue again today but relief is in sight. by sunday it will drop down to a high of about 80 degrees. we're close to 80 in minneapolis right now at 75. 70 in chicago. 72 in new york city but in boston it's 64 degrees and it's going to stay in the 60s later this afternoon thanks to the clouds and the fog. you can see whe
voters in the state of texas had to show identification to cast their ballots at the polls. president obama spoke about efforts to halt voter i.d. laws like those in texas. >> our attorney general can go ahead in jurisdictions that seem to be intent on preventing people from voting and that have a racial element to it, even though largely it's probably for partisan reasons, then we need to go ahead and enforce the law. >>> listen to this, at the university of alabama, members of...
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evan smith from "texas tribune." thanks so much. >> thanks, chris. >>> top secret government officials show up at a newspaper and supervise the destruction of hard drives containing highly newsworthy documents. "you've had your fun," one official tells the paper's editor, "now we want the stuff back." that true story is coming up. >>> i'm going to introduce you to one of the greatest inventions of our time. maybe not the greatest, but it's something to be super excited about. that's coming up. treat my low , my doctor and i went with axiron, treat my low , the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your
evan smith from "texas tribune." thanks so much. >> thanks, chris. >>> top secret government officials show up at a newspaper and supervise the destruction of hard drives containing highly newsworthy documents. "you've had your fun," one official tells the paper's editor, "now we want the stuff back." that true story is coming up. >>> i'm going to introduce you to one of the greatest inventions of our time. maybe not the greatest, but it's...
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half the world's helium is just outside of amarillo, texas. if you have no helium at your daughter's party, we'll see how that goes. >>> stay tuned. "way too early" starts now. >>> georgia tech is proud of its many traditions, but the one i find most exciting is -- our tradition of excellence. our mission as students is not to follow in the foot steps of the astronauts, nobel prize lawyer i can't teya lawyer, but to exceed their foot steps, crush the shoulders of giants. we are all such innovative people, so i'm telling you, if you want to change the world, you're at georgia tech. you can do that. >> welcome to college. go out there and buy a keg. more from the awesomest well speech on record. and if the nsa stored the information it gathers, it would probably be the side of texas. yes, new info on just how much internet traffic they actually collect. hint, it's a lot. we also know more this morning on who is behind that school shooting in georgia and why he wanted a local news crew on the scene. thankfully we can tell you no one was hurt. thi
half the world's helium is just outside of amarillo, texas. if you have no helium at your daughter's party, we'll see how that goes. >>> stay tuned. "way too early" starts now. >>> georgia tech is proud of its many traditions, but the one i find most exciting is -- our tradition of excellence. our mission as students is not to follow in the foot steps of the astronauts, nobel prize lawyer i can't teya lawyer, but to exceed their foot steps, crush the shoulders of...
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hood, texas, in 2009. the court martial panel, we have learned, also found hasan guilty of 32 separate counts of premeditated attempted murder in the wounding of soldiers there. he has said he opened fire on fellow soldiers there to protect muslims at the other end of the world. you've been watching a special edition of "andrea mitchell reports." we're going to have more on that hasan story from our colleague mark potter, who's in texas coming up. andrea, by the way, is back with us here in this seat on monday. remember to follow the show online and on twitter @mitchellreporters. be sure to tune in for special coverage of the march on washington. we're going to be live from the national mall all day tomorrow. my colleague mara schiavocampo is coming up next on "news nation." thanks for joining us. e announc] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so swee
hood, texas, in 2009. the court martial panel, we have learned, also found hasan guilty of 32 separate counts of premeditated attempted murder in the wounding of soldiers there. he has said he opened fire on fellow soldiers there to protect muslims at the other end of the world. you've been watching a special edition of "andrea mitchell reports." we're going to have more on that hasan story from our colleague mark potter, who's in texas coming up. andrea, by the way, is back with us...
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evan smith from "texas tribune." thanks so much. >> thanks, chris. >>> top secret government officials show up at a newspaper and supervise the destruction of hard drives containing highly newsworthy documents. "you've had your fun," one official tells the paper's editor, "now we want the stuff back." that true story is coming up. soo that dealer's office and you know what i walked out with? [ slurps ] [ dad ] a new passat. [ dad ] 0% apr. 60 months. done and done. [ dad ] in that driveway, is a german-engineered piece of awesome. that i got for 0% apr. good one, dad. thank you, dalton. [ male announcer ] it's the car you won't stop talking about. ever. hurry in to the volkswagen best. thing. ever. event. and get 0% apr for 60 months, now until september 3rd. that's the power of german engineering. >>> i'm going to introduce you to one of the greatest inventions of our time. maybe not the greatest, but it's something to be super excited about. that's coming up. when you asked us to remove high fructose corn syrup fro
evan smith from "texas tribune." thanks so much. >> thanks, chris. >>> top secret government officials show up at a newspaper and supervise the destruction of hard drives containing highly newsworthy documents. "you've had your fun," one official tells the paper's editor, "now we want the stuff back." that true story is coming up. soo that dealer's office and you know what i walked out with? [ slurps ] [ dad ] a new passat. [ dad ] 0% apr. 60 months....
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a fire breaks out at southwest industrial gases in dallas, texas on july 25, 2007. this is no ordinary fire. on the lot are several hundred tanks filled with gases. >> acetylene burns at about 3400 degrees. it's used, as far as what the common person knows, mostly in welding and cutting. >> local tv news cameras record the blaze as it puburns out of control. >> we didn't, of course realize the scope of what the fire was going to be. >> the fire begins during a delivery of tanks to the refilling station. >> the delivery driver comes running in and says hey, man, i've got a leak, i think i broke a valve and i can't shut it off. what do you want me to do. >> randy bibb grabs a fire extinguisher. >> a kind of haze, greenish. i grab the fire hose and start fogging it. you know what's going to happen. it's getting ready to go. >> sure enough. in just a few seconds, it does. >> whoosh! and the first fireball hit me, knocked me hard, dropped the hose and i reached down to get the hose and the skin on my hand was melted off my hand like wax. >> randy and others at the facili
a fire breaks out at southwest industrial gases in dallas, texas on july 25, 2007. this is no ordinary fire. on the lot are several hundred tanks filled with gases. >> acetylene burns at about 3400 degrees. it's used, as far as what the common person knows, mostly in welding and cutting. >> local tv news cameras record the blaze as it puburns out of control. >> we didn't, of course realize the scope of what the fire was going to be. >> the fire begins during a delivery...
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evan smith from "texas tribune. thanks so much. >> thanks, chris. >>> top secret government officials show up at a newspaper and supervise the destruction of hard drives containing highly newsworthy documents. you've had your fun, one official tells the paper's editor, now we want the stuff back. that true story is coming up. s♪ [ male announcer ] from the last day of school, back to the first. they're gonna write a lot. so make sure they've got somewhere to write it. this week only get composition books for a dime. staples has it. staples. that was easy. [ beeping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned... mercedes-benz for the next new owner. ♪ hurry in to your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for 1.99% financing during our certified pre-owned sales event through september 3rd. >>> going to introduce you to one of the greatest inventions of our time. maybe not the greatest, but
evan smith from "texas tribune. thanks so much. >> thanks, chris. >>> top secret government officials show up at a newspaper and supervise the destruction of hard drives containing highly newsworthy documents. you've had your fun, one official tells the paper's editor, now we want the stuff back. that true story is coming up. s♪ [ male announcer ] from the last day of school, back to the first. they're gonna write a lot. so make sure they've got somewhere to write it. this...
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firefighters in texas are battling a blaze at a tank facility that stores oil, gas and sea water. just when they think they have the fire under control, a flare erupts from the tank on the right. it's not a good sign. and in a matter of seconds, the tank launches into the air like a rocket. >> everything went bright. the heat was real intense. >> a ball of fire races toward firefighters who are forced to run for their lives. >> you just think this could be the day for all of us. it was a violent, violent explosion. >> seconds later, another tank explodes. >> when the second tank exploded, and that's when the debris was flying everywhere and about a ten-foot piece of pipe took the fence out in front of us as we was going out. >> dangerous shrapnel from the destroyed tanks rains down on everyone. including the cameraman. >> holy mother of god. >> well, yeah, it scared the crap out of me, honestly. >> david drummond barely escapes being struck but his car is badly damaged by a flying piece of pipe while he films the event. >> god almighty. that hit right there. >> you okay? >> yeah.
firefighters in texas are battling a blaze at a tank facility that stores oil, gas and sea water. just when they think they have the fire under control, a flare erupts from the tank on the right. it's not a good sign. and in a matter of seconds, the tank launches into the air like a rocket. >> everything went bright. the heat was real intense. >> a ball of fire races toward firefighters who are forced to run for their lives. >> you just think this could be the day for all of...
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court said no both to texas changing its voter i.d. law and redrawing its district lines for congressional and legislative districts. after that the justice department is pursuing new courts. we can't stop you under the old voting rights act but we'll use a new section to claim this voter i.d. law is unconstitutional. a written statement says we will not allow the supreme court's decision to be determined as open season for the states to pursue measures that suppress voting rights. what the court is saying -- or the justice department now is, rather, saying it's unconstitutional on its face and it's also asking the court in texas to use a new section of the voting rights act to say texas is still on purpose and by effect discriminating against minorities, language minorities, racial minorities in texas and under a different section of the voting rights act it's still ought to have to get federal permission before it changes any election laws. it's pursuing two tracks going against the voter i.d. law and upping the ante on redistricting
court said no both to texas changing its voter i.d. law and redrawing its district lines for congressional and legislative districts. after that the justice department is pursuing new courts. we can't stop you under the old voting rights act but we'll use a new section to claim this voter i.d. law is unconstitutional. a written statement says we will not allow the supreme court's decision to be determined as open season for the states to pursue measures that suppress voting rights. what the...
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. >>> two trucks collide, and a fireball erupts, deep in the heart of texas. >> i was thinking, it's on fire, i've got to get out. >> every day, trucks, tankers and other commercial vehicles kris kross the nation's highways. they are an important part of our economy, transporting goods and material around the clock. but if something goes wrong, these big riggs can turn into big disasters. april 8, 2010. a traffic cam captures randy pierce and his 18 wheeler full of frozen chicken entering a busy highway in louisville, texas. he's just about to merge when suddenly, a dump truck cuts into his lane. >> well, i thought, he's going to see me in a minute. so i started moving to the right. he never did see me, because he kept coming across. >> the two trucks crashed into each other and the dump truck explodes, randy loses control of his rig and heads straight for the highway's concrete divider. >> and it shoved my steering column back into my frame, so that took me back left across the highway. >> the 18 wheeler cuts across four lanes of traffic and breaks through the dividing wall, narrowl
. >>> two trucks collide, and a fireball erupts, deep in the heart of texas. >> i was thinking, it's on fire, i've got to get out. >> every day, trucks, tankers and other commercial vehicles kris kross the nation's highways. they are an important part of our economy, transporting goods and material around the clock. but if something goes wrong, these big riggs can turn into big disasters. april 8, 2010. a traffic cam captures randy pierce and his 18 wheeler full of frozen...
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>> protected in in the state of texas, sure. a lot of house members, of course, gerrymandered congress feel protected to do things like this and don't need to take into consideration the long-term national ramifications of what this means to the party. i think also there's a bigger issue here which is that the longer that the health care law is in existence, the harder to repeal. 2014 is a big year. a lot of benefits come into effect. it's a lot easier to repeal a law in abstract than take away the coverage you've gotten through obama care. i think a lot of people doll recognize this and making that type of calculation, as well. >> let's look at how extreme the opposition is to obama. you think cruz is far out there, at a town hall meeting in alabama the other day, martha roby was confronted by an angry tea party constituent who spouted accusations about the president. her lack of response is notable here. here's the back and forth. >> what i need from you is to know what you can do, you and your fellow con communist colleagues
>> protected in in the state of texas, sure. a lot of house members, of course, gerrymandered congress feel protected to do things like this and don't need to take into consideration the long-term national ramifications of what this means to the party. i think also there's a bigger issue here which is that the longer that the health care law is in existence, the harder to repeal. 2014 is a big year. a lot of benefits come into effect. it's a lot easier to repeal a law in abstract than...
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and if the nsa stored the information it gathers, it would probably be the side of texas. yes, new info on just how much internet traffic they actually collect. hint, it's a lot. we also know more this morning on who is behind that school shooting in georgia and why he wanted a local news crew on the scene. thankfully we can tell you no one was hurt. this is "way too early". good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, august 21. an a. absolute of great stuff in the world of baseball. we'll have it for you in supports. a dramatic walk to some walkoffs. and in the cooler, yes, hasselhoff makes his first appearance in the post-willie geist era and conspiracy surrounding the double stuffed oreo. but we begin with serious news, revelations about the nsa surveillance programs. the agency has the ability to monitor up to 75% of all u.s. internet traffic. i mean, that is just incredible. 75% of my traffic to steal a joke from one of our producers is a lot. imagine that from the entire country. it can retain written content in e-mails and filtering domestic phone calls made over the w
and if the nsa stored the information it gathers, it would probably be the side of texas. yes, new info on just how much internet traffic they actually collect. hint, it's a lot. we also know more this morning on who is behind that school shooting in georgia and why he wanted a local news crew on the scene. thankfully we can tell you no one was hurt. this is "way too early". good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, august 21. an a. absolute of great stuff in the world of baseball....
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. >>> george zimmerman was pulled over for recently speeding outside of dallas, texas. zimmerman informed the officer he had a pistol in that truck. when asked zimmerman where he was going he said nowhere in particular. why do you say that? he then asked if the officer knew who he was looking at the license. when i saw the name, he said what a coincidence. after getting a clearance it there were no outstanding warrants the officer let him go with a warning. saying he needed to slow down. >>> and we'll look at the month of august on wall street with a kind note. yesterday ended pretty flat but still had the best july since 2010. for more on this, let's check in and say good important to steve, who is live for us in london. steve. >> reporter: >> yeah. it was a good month of july. whether there were head winds remain to be seen. seemed to be a quieter month than august. 1.7% growth in the second quarter. it was heartwarming for the market but wasn't downward revisions from the previous quarter. that said, pretty cagey, talking about previous modest growth. so slight down-
. >>> george zimmerman was pulled over for recently speeding outside of dallas, texas. zimmerman informed the officer he had a pistol in that truck. when asked zimmerman where he was going he said nowhere in particular. why do you say that? he then asked if the officer knew who he was looking at the license. when i saw the name, he said what a coincidence. after getting a clearance it there were no outstanding warrants the officer let him go with a warning. saying he needed to slow...
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highway 80 in forney, texas near dallas when he was pulled over for speeding. zimmerman who was found not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the shooting death of trayvon martin was quick to tell the officer that he had a gun in the glove compartment. >> where are you headed? >> nowhere in particular. >> nowhere in particular? why do you say that? >> you didn't see my name? >> huh? >> you didn't see my name? >> reporter: the officer looks down at zimmerman's license again. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: just days after a florida jury found him not guilty, zimmerman was back in the news, stepping out of seclusion to help four people escape from their overturned vehicle in florida. and now this police stop last sunday. his older brother robert zimmerman tweeted on wednesday, a heavy foot, nothing more. >> are you clear of warrants and stuff. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the officer then says he'll make a routine check. >> and as long as you don't have any warrants you'll be cut loose. just take it easy. shut your glove
highway 80 in forney, texas near dallas when he was pulled over for speeding. zimmerman who was found not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the shooting death of trayvon martin was quick to tell the officer that he had a gun in the glove compartment. >> where are you headed? >> nowhere in particular. >> nowhere in particular? why do you say that? >> you didn't see my name? >> huh? >> you didn't see my name? >> reporter: the officer looks...
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the first one, went to texas. you know? loved texas. went to vegas. left vegas. went to california. left california, went back to vegas. went to florida. left florida, come to california, then to alabama and s.w.a.t. team got me. >> hill escapes from another florida prison. no one has of escaped from santa rosa, but escape was one of the first things that crosses the minds of the staff. >> handcuff key is like you know, mainly for my defense. you know? >> having a handcuff key is not really unusual, but sometimes it's necessary. you know. theoretically speaking, you know? >> serving a 21 year sentence for armed robbery. says this isn't the first time he's received a dr during his time in prison. a disciplinary report. >> i have possession of a weapon, possession of a handcuff key. several disrespects. a couple fighting drs. since incarcerated, i still combine four of them to fines. >> caught with the cuff key, already when he was in this unit. now he must face the institutional classification team, or ict. could they change his status from close management level two to level one? th
the first one, went to texas. you know? loved texas. went to vegas. left vegas. went to california. left california, went back to vegas. went to florida. left florida, come to california, then to alabama and s.w.a.t. team got me. >> hill escapes from another florida prison. no one has of escaped from santa rosa, but escape was one of the first things that crosses the minds of the staff. >> handcuff key is like you know, mainly for my defense. you know? >> having a handcuff key...
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comes in at number 15 is texas. you made it it through. >> thanks for watching. this is "first look" right here on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. >>> alex rodriguez -- >> diving, can't make the play.n any of this situation. >> who knows how a bizarre beginning to a-rod's so-called return to baseball. his words, his performance last night and what's next in his intention. >> another major sale in the world we call old media. one of the icons of the tech era taking over "the washington post." and you might want to know that not just working at airports anymore. get that laptop out. get the stinky shoes off and get up for "way too early." >>> good morning. brian shactman here. we have a story about the relationship between twitter and tv watching. put it this way. i need a few more followers here if we're going to get this thing right. we begin with a pretty disturbing story out of pennsylvania. a man is in custody this morning accused of
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march 29, 2011, dallas, texas. >> when he first approaches me, he was saying, bitch, give me your purse. give me everything. >> but the victim, adriana aybara, gets angry and resists. the scene caught on the parking lot surveillance cameras. >> when he saw that i wasn't giving him my things, he tells the girl, this bitch isn't giving it to me. she's not giving it to me. and she instructs him to kill me. she says, well, stab the bitch, kill her. and that's when he takes out the knife. >> adriana is forced to choose. continue to fight or play it safe and give the robbers what they want. for adriana, the decision isn't as simple as you might think. only moments earlier, adriana is arriving at her second job as a bartender, stressed and exhausted. >> i had actually lost my job three weeks ago so i had to start working three jobs. and i have a brand new car. and i have this apartment which i'm living by myself. i was going to get evicted if i didn't pay within the next two, three days. >> when the man approaches her, threatening to take the money she needs to pay her bills, it flips a switch
march 29, 2011, dallas, texas. >> when he first approaches me, he was saying, bitch, give me your purse. give me everything. >> but the victim, adriana aybara, gets angry and resists. the scene caught on the parking lot surveillance cameras. >> when he saw that i wasn't giving him my things, he tells the girl, this bitch isn't giving it to me. she's not giving it to me. and she instructs him to kill me. she says, well, stab the bitch, kill her. and that's when he takes out the...
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they're a half game back of texas in the a.l. west. red sox, teeing off on tim lincecum. maybe he should grow the hair out again. giants struggling 4-0 after the fifth inning. top nine, red sox up seven. watch this. ball girl helping boston. you never go after a foul ball that's in the air in foul territory because it could be an out. nice catch by the way. she was sorry. she felt bad. she was embarrassed. giants got routed. >>> maria sharapova getting her name back in the news. she tried to change her name to sugar pova. a bit of a marketing stretch help to go promote her candy company. she plans to change her name back afterwards. she's the world's top earning female athlete. the open gets started on monday. love the u.s. open. hopefully we'll have some hot, no rain at night. >> yeah, they don't have any covered stadium. thinking about building one. weather should be all right. doesn't look like anything bad down the road. that's been the agayis guest ov last month. we're in the 80s finally in the northeast. it's been cool for a long time. showers and storms in the sout
they're a half game back of texas in the a.l. west. red sox, teeing off on tim lincecum. maybe he should grow the hair out again. giants struggling 4-0 after the fifth inning. top nine, red sox up seven. watch this. ball girl helping boston. you never go after a foul ball that's in the air in foul territory because it could be an out. nice catch by the way. she was sorry. she felt bad. she was embarrassed. giants got routed. >>> maria sharapova getting her name back in the news. she...
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lubbock, texas. 19-year-old chelsea and her friends are headed to a birthday party at a club. as the girls are in the parking lot, an suv approaches. >> all the windows were rolled down, and it was some kids. and i just figured they were going to ask us if we were leaving so they could get our parking spot. and the guy got out of the car, and he had a gun. >> chelsea and her friends are too stunned to be terrified. >> that's when he said give me all your [ bleep ]. i looked up and, i said, what? and then i said, is this a joke? and he said, no, this is not a joke. and he said, i will shoot you. give me your purse. >> chelsea hands over her purse, and as the suv speeds away, she notices something. >> there was a little girl in the backseat. she was just sitting in the very back of the vehicle, just not more than a year and a half old. >> immediately chelsea calls 911. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> hi. we were just mugged. >> where are you at right now? >> we're at the back of -- parking lot, the club in the depot district. the car mugged us, and then they backed up and hit
lubbock, texas. 19-year-old chelsea and her friends are headed to a birthday party at a club. as the girls are in the parking lot, an suv approaches. >> all the windows were rolled down, and it was some kids. and i just figured they were going to ask us if we were leaving so they could get our parking spot. and the guy got out of the car, and he had a gun. >> chelsea and her friends are too stunned to be terrified. >> that's when he said give me all your [ bleep ]. i looked up...